BLog 7

Chea, T. (2010). For students, shrinking state spending is increasing competition for college slots. Community College Week, 22(13), 7-7. Because of cuts in college budget, many students are having increased competition in getting into a state college. This is happening because of the economic recession. Many students are looking for cheaper tuition and this is causing admissions at state colleges to reject more applicants. Also in the article it is showing that they might take students who have more money than others by looking at their finances.

Levenson, E. (2009). Hard times on campus. Fortune, 159(8), 74-79. Middlebury College is in major debt, up to over 270 million dollars. They are trying to find ways of losing debt by starting online courses that will decrease the amount of professors they need. Many applicants who were accepted will probably reject the college because this college was used mostly for financial aid and now they can’t afford to give many people aid.

Blog 6

I changed my decision on my topic for my essay. I want go back to the idea of privatization at universities. Is it a good idea to let businesses give money to schools? Will this help out the budget in a good way or will businesses have to much control of what goes on at the school?

Blog 4

The RIOT tutorial helped me figure out many things while I was researching my topic. It helped me narrow my research question. It helped me learn about sources using databases that Rutgers lets me use. It showed me how i can use keywords to search a book. It also helped me find the difference book and journal citations. It was a very easy application to use. I understood everything it taught me.

Blog 5

Dowling, W. C. (2007). Confessions of a spoilsport : My life and hard times fighting sports corruption at an old eastern university. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press.

Schmidt, R. (2007). Shaping college football : The transformation of an american sport, 1919-1930 (1st ed.). Syracuse, N.Y: Syracuse University Press.

United States. Congressional Budget Office. (2009). Tax preferences for collegiate sports [electronic resource]. Washington, D.C: Congress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office.

United States. Government Accountability Office. (2007). Intercollegiate athletics [electronic resource] : Recent trends in teams and participants in national collegiate athletic association sports : Report to congressional addressees. Washington, D.C: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office.

United States. Government Accountability Office. (2007). Intercollegiate athletics [electronic resource] : Trends by sport in national collegiate athletic associations sports (GAO-07-744SP, july 2007), an E-supplement to GAO-07-535. Washington, D.C: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office.

Blog 3

I would ask
-How do i read a Call number on a book? What does it indicate?
-Where can i request a book that is not in stock?
-How does the easy library loan work?
-Is there late fees?
-How would I know if my library card is expired?

Blog 2

After the first few classes, I think i might have changed my mind on what my topic will be. After our professor showed us this book on Rutgers sports and how it affects the university as a whole seems very interesting to me. I will read the book and research as much as i can. I feel that the money from schools would help the university out as a whole, but I guessI will find out.